Tag: radiation
Japan finds radiation in rice, more tests planned
by on Sep.24, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Japan is ordering more tests on rice growing near a crippled nuclear plant after finding elevated levels of radiation, government officials said Saturday.
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Japan city to give radiation counters to children
by on Jun.14, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Japan's Fukushima city said Tuesday it would hand radiation measuring devices to 34,000 children to gauge their exposure from the crippled nuclear power plant about 60 kilometres (40 miles) away.
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US: 'miniscule' radiation in milk after Japan tragedy
by on Apr.04, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A "minuscule" amount of radiation from iodine-131 was detected in a sample of milk that was tested from the US northwest, US authorities said Wednesday.
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Levels of Radiation in Wash. State Milk No Threat to Health: FDA
by on Apr.01, 2011, under Health and Fitness
WEDNESDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) — In an update to its
ongoing radiation monitoring following the Fukushima Daiichi reactor
crisis in Japan, U.S. government officials announced late Wednesday that
milk sampled March 25 in Washington state …
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Amid Japan crisis, hunt for better radiation care
by on Mar.29, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Japan’s nuclear emergency highlights a big medical gap: Few treatments exist to help people exposed to large amounts of radiation.
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Tiny amounts of radiation from Japan reach Nev.
by on Mar.27, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Nevada has joined several western states in reporting that minuscule amounts of radiation from Japan’s damaged nuclear plant are showing up. But as with the other states, scientists say there is no health risk.
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China reports radiation on 2 Japanese tourists
by on Mar.25, 2011, under Health and Fitness
China said Friday that two Japanese tourists who flew into eastern China have been found to have radiation levels above normal.
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So far, risk low from radiation in food in Japan
by on Mar.22, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Radiation-tainted spinach from Japan’s damaged nuclear reactors may sound scary, but here’s a reality check: Even if any made it to stores there, you’d have to be Popeye to eat enough to worry.
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Radiation found on Japanese fava beans in Taiwan
by on Mar.20, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Authorities in Taiwan checking food for radiation on Sunday found a shipment of fava beans from southern Japan had been contaminated, an official said.
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Radiation 'not threat outside nuclear plant zone'
by on Mar.16, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Radiation from a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power plant poses no immediate health threat outside a zone which has already been evacuated, the chief government spokesman said on Wednesday.
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